Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 383 m in Texas. Howell Mountain stands 504 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Boultinghouse Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Travis County, Texas, United States (Geonamed ID 4672094).
Wikidata Q31693590, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 383 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 6 mi
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Muleshoe Bend Recreational Area: 3.7 mi
- Turkey Bend Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Grelle Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Krause Springs: 6.1 mi
- Shaffer Bend Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Smithwick Cemetery: 4.1 mi
- Henry Thomas Lodge, A.F. & A.M.: 5.3 mi
- Rockvale: 7.8 mi
- Maxey Cemetery: 7.8 mi
- Hopewell Cemetery: 8.0 mi
- Boultinghouse Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Negrohead: 1.5 mi
- Travis Peak: 2.9 mi
- Chalk Knob: 3.0 mi
- Tater Hill: 4.5 mi
- Pogue Springs Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Austin Simon: 12.5 mi
- Hogge Parkland Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Lime Creek: 13.1 mi
- Baker Sanctuary: 13.1 mi
- Wings: 15.1 mi
- Dancin': 15.1 mi
- Balancing Apple: 15.1 mi
- Sentinel: 15.1 mi
- Ripples from a Spring: 15.1 mi
- Interpretive Center: 11.1 mi
- The Falls Museum: 12.7 mi
- Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 16.4 mi
- Burnet County Historical Jail: 17.2 mi
- Fort Croghan Museum: 17.6 mi
- Texas paintball: 10.3 mi
- Dead Man's Hole: 11.2 mi
- Hamilton Pool: 14.2 mi
- Hill Country Overlook: 18.1 mi
- River Overlook: 18.2 mi
- Lakeway City Park Butterfly Garden: 13.2 mi
- Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Reagan Garden: 16.9 mi
- First United Methodist Church Prayer Garden: 17.8 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 20.7 mi
- Apple Spring: 10.0 mi
- Flatrock Spring: 12.5 mi
- Queen's Bath: 14.8 mi
- Bell Spring: 18.5 mi
- Fourmile Spring: 19.4 mi
- Small Falls: 17.8 mi
- Link Falls: 21.1 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 21.4 mi
- Eagle Bluffs: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Fern Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Devils Waterhole: 22.0 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Mormon Mill: 11.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell Mountain | WSW 252° | 504 m | 23.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WSW 251° | 491 m | 20.0 mi |
| Buffalo Peak | WSW 239° | 491 m | 23.3 mi |
| Potato Hill | NNW 327° | 484 m | 21.8 mi |
| Shovel Mountain | SW 235° | 472 m | 12.4 mi |
| Post Mountain | NW 325° | 462 m | 17.5 mi |
| Shingle Hills | S 182° | 433 m | 16.8 mi |
| WildCat Mountain | NW 321° | 429 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:59 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 33 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1351456 — Bald Mountain, Travis County, Texas.
OpenStreetMap element node/356728748
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- Austin · 28 mi
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